Lady&#39;s skirt.



PATHNTED JUNE 4, 1907. J. GREBNWALD LADY'S SKIRT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1907v A former of which is referably of non-elastic UNITE STATES TniTT Tron JACOB GREENWALD, (1F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 HIMSELF, THEODORE GREENWALD, AND MAX GREEIIWALD, TRADING AS GREENWALD BESS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA LADY$ Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed January 25, 1907. Serial No. 364,091.

To wZZ whom it vncty concern;

Be it known that I, JACOB GREENWALD, residing at N 0. 1251- North Thirteenth street, in the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Skirts, whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings, Figure I, re resents a perspective view of the dress s 'rt when opened and stretched at the waist in order to be put on, or taken oh, by the wearer. Fig: II, is a similar perspectiveview of the skirt; as it would be when secured and in position on the wearer.

The skirt proper consists preferably of an upper portion 1, and lower portion 2, the

material such as sil and entirely plain or smooth on its surface, and the portion 2, may be fluted or rufiled, or both, as indicated in the drawings.

The upper portion is rovided with a slit or placket 3, at the back; fastening devices 4, of any convenient character, bein applied at this region. In the instance s own these devices are ordinary spring ball and socket fasteners, such as are emplo ed upon gloves, etc. On each side of the skirt and in regions wluch do not extend in front of the hip portions a deep V-shaped gore 6, extends downward from the waist line. These gores are filled by inserted pieces of material more elastic and preferably more pliable than that of the skirt proper, such as fine stockinettc.

Stri s 7, 7', of highly elastic material, such as rubber Webbing shown in the dotted lines, are inserted within casings at the reaiihalf of the waist, the respective ends of each-band being attached at substantially the front edge of each of the gores 6, and at a point near the openin of the placket, and the intermediate portions of the band being free. The length of the rubber strips is such that when in their normal or unstretched position they; -conform substantially to the desired waist rneasure or; the garment; but they are capable 'of extension within their respective casings, so as to s tretch the garment at the Waist line for convenience in utting it on and taking it oii. It will be noted that the rubber strips are not restricted to the region of the gores, but extend rearwardly well beyond the same, and are free from attachment in the casings, except at the extreme rear end.

In Fig. I, the position of the parts is shown as the same appears when the rubber stri s are stretched to their limit, the fullness of the rear portion of the garment at the waist region, corresponding with the length of the rubber stri s when thus extended. i

In Fig. where the rubber strips 7, 7, are represented as in their normal condition, or unextended, it will be noted that while the garment is necessarily, gathered, this gathermg is restricted to the extreme rear ortion, and, furthermore, that at the sides w ere the gores occur the two edges of each gore are ermitted to approach very closely together by reason of the pliable and elastic character of the inserted pieces, so that an almost continnone and smooth surface of the silk, or other relatively nornelastic material of which the upper portion 1, is composed, may be presented. a

The advantages of a garment of this character will be obvious wherever it is desired to have a very smooth and apparently tightfitting surface at the front and sides of the Waist and hi ortions, the wrinkling or gathering at tlie ack bei hi Fvely inconspicuous as compared with the condition at t e important re ions at the front and sides.

I am aware t at heretofore skirts have been made, of which the upper portion. was wholly composed of elastic fabric, such a garment being patented in U. S. Letters Patent No. 662,714, dated November 27th, 1900, granted to Henry J. Feuchtwanger. One of permit t e use of relatively nonelastic material for'the upper portion of a skirt, while still obtaining. the advantages of smooth close fit characteristic of such patented skirts.

'the pur oses of the present invention is to Thus, in my improved garment, silk may be used for such upper portion; and yet the advantages of an elastic fabric at the important region may be obtained.

I am also aware that it is not broadly new to insert elastic gores at the waist region in garments, or to emgloy elastic strips in such Waist regions. I t erefore do not 'blaimthe use of such devices individually. I Having thus described my invention, I

.5 claim In a arment haying an uppeij portion of relative y.non-elastic materlal a alr ofyin; serted gore pieces of relatively p agile and pliable material, arranged at each side of the .10 waist line, a/hd in the rear hall of the circumference thereof; and strips ofmore elastic material extendin freely across the regions signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsyl-- Vania, this 22nd day of January 1907. I

JACOB GREEN WALD. Witnesses:

JAMES 'H. BELL, WILLIAM J. SPERL. 

